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~ 00 "" Q) 'lll OS Q., ..... ~. .... 01' a:i .. "" Q) ,Q e Q) (J Q) Cl til ~ ~ .. :i!: .s ~ ...,J ~ u >. u ~ .&> ~ 'ti ' s" oS ll. Rather lIIan nlht, Tony Dodle .wltched from IUperblke to Richard. dral.ter. DEAR SANTA: I am writing you th1s to ask help for drag racers. You know how It Is; some can't write, others are too timid to ask for what they want and there are the longer 11sts of the greedy. We haven't seen you run the quarter mile fA your 8 deer-powered sleigh, but we real1ze It must be pretty quick considering lbe distance you travel in one Chrism.. eve. It must handle pretty well, a18D lIince you bave to outmaneuver antImiss1IIIs and sharp shooters' rifle !JtIIets. I must also confess that your somewbat ancient dragster bas caused a lot of controversy in regards to Its speed modl11c:alioos; after aU, how do you pod . . . .a-oa a deer? But JIIJIl II&'ve III&D7 letters to read, so pn get on to tbe requests for loot. Excuse me, I mean Christmas presents! Don Barris wants a get out of jailtree card. Nira Jobnaoo would like a lot of dec:als for his truck, Joe Smith politely req1INl:s a lVIo-out-of-tIII'ee maich race .. 'lIttIl JIDUl" sIeJcb, Bub Br_ _ wants a qulcker elapsed time, Don McEvoy desires one hundred perfect runs for every 90 tries. No sir, I'm not through yet, but 1 thought it should be mentioned that I really had to prod a few of the reluctant III ~ a aad g.-a lor some. ~ld Man Murphy would appreciate ten years off his age: Art Huston Is one of tbe most unselfish, he would appreciate It If Joy Eveleth had a million dollars. She Is also of the same type, for she wishes only that Art would have a mIl110n and leave hers alone. Bruce M1l1er asks for a cbemistry set, with instructions on fuel miXtures, Rich Richards only requests anaftilable son wilen lbere 15 ract.ae to be done and Gary Rlcbards 'lIOlI1d like 10 days In a week, four for school, four for bomework, one for Army Reserves and !be tenth for racing. Ed Thomas the Uons pit director, wants aU drag racers totryoutdesertenduros. Bob Sirkegian wants more customers at his sbop in Baldwin Park and Dick Strlckland puts in a request for more inches in his BSA. Jlrn Cook could use a pair of Trlumpb engines. Clem Johnson requests a book of Hoyle on how to run a cycle pit. Harry Couch wants two more cycles. Both of !be Rowles brothers would like 650cc SUzuki's. Prentice Perry and SCotty want their ship to come in. That's most of the racers with requests that vary from tbe u.sua1, and aU I can find for others is a request lor more drag meets and quicker E. T.'s. Tbank you Santa, I hope we will meet at a drag strip in 1968. Lioas Racing Two Barley-Olvidson's direct from Albuquerque, New Meldco, gave elapsed times spirited bY Nitro fuel mixes Into the ten second bracket. Olve Campos turned in a best of 10.06 - 144.96. His comrade in Dytch Barrels, John Basser, turned 10.90 - 138.67. Both Olve and John loaded up at the day's end, pointed their tow car home and left the scene with words still suspended in the air, "We Sball return". An otherwise good day was marred by an accident, induced througb lack of thought or carelessness. one Honda 450 and a 250cc Harley Sprint left the starting line together, but as Is usually the case, the 450 reached. the llghts first. The Honda rider made an abrupt turn into the SprintS lane, wttbout a backward glance. The Sprint rider was on a sure coWsion course and in a last dltcb effort the binders were locked UP. The Sprint went down with rider and both sustained InJury. The rider suffers a broken arm, rtbs, and multiple skin abrasions. ! and the Lions management, implore riders to always - alwaysl, look back before turning out of your lane. Quickest Street Bike Bob E"'''nl tryInllo hold lIIe lower end to....... "Old Man" Murphy turned the best elapsed time over aU street bikes this Sunday, 00 his 260cc Suzuki. Murphy clocked the quarter mile In 12.79 seconds. Fastest In !be MPH category was Nicosia's 250cc Suzuki. ThIs 11We two stroke topped the distance at 106.47 mpb. Merry ~ristmas ThIs Is my third Christmas with a column In Cycle News and as the saying goes, "ThIrd time's a charm" • May aU the readers of Cycle Alley have a charming Christmas and 1968 New Yearl See you after 2 weeks vacation. Triumph puer from San DleCOo Front end rake reac:b. . al....1 from home III lhe Font..a Dial Strip. Molorcycle Qc.-tuner, pholll.,....r. writer, Bob Braverman wllbtwln enll.. ValUlul *aebi ke lIuIl pu.